Crime Notes

Pepper provokes South Quad dining hall fight

A fight broke out in the South Quad dining hall during Wednesday dinner hours, according to Department of Public Safety reports.

One male student punched another male student in the nose, a caller stated.

The victim stopped bleeding before the caller talked to DPS officials but was transported to the University Hospitals emergency room. He was treated for a possible broken nose. DPS officers did not seek a warrant for the suspect's arrest, the report states.

The report states the victim put pepper in the suspect's hair, precipitating the dispute.

Man slips on ice, intends to sue 'U'

A man reported to DPS on Wednesday that he had slipped from stairs leading to the basement level of the Fletcher Carport and may have injured his back, a DPS report states.

The subject waited in the front lobby of the carport to file a report. Maintenance crews were notified to salt the area. At first man refused medical attention, but said he wanted to sue the University, the report states. The man was transported to University Hospitals emergency room for his injuries.

Man injured after fall outside Mott

A man fell outside the employee entrance and near the bike racks of University Hospitals Mott's Children's Hospital, DPS reports state.

The fall caused the man to cut one of the fingers on his left hand and bruised his left elbow and shoulder.

He was considering seeking medical attention at the University Hospitals emergency room, the report states. But he had bandaged his cut knuckle. A DPS officer called University grounds crews to treat the ice at the accident scene.

Staff smells burning paper at Taubman library

Staff at the Taubman Medical Library detected the smell of burning paper Wednesday, but could not locate the source of the odor, DPS reports state. The staff members apparently did not see any smoke.

The DPS report indicates the smell was strong on the library's main floor. Staff members passed on information about the smell to University electric shop workers.

Girl leaves East Hall, now missing

A 14-year-old girl walked off prior to a scheduled appointment she had at the Child and Family Center in East Hall on Tuesday, her mother told DPS officials.

The mother told DPS officials that said her daughter frequently runs away from their Ann Arbor home.

The girl is described as female, 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing 140 lbs and wearing glasses.

The teenager was last seen wearing a red and gray jacket, black hat, jeans and black hiking boots.

Hazardous nails found at play area

Giant nails were sticking out of a beam in a playground in the 2400 block of Stone Road on Tuesday, DPS reports state.

DPS received a call stating that the nails on the beams, which hold sand into a playground area that is adjacent to an apartment complex, appeared dangerous. DPS contacted the apartment building maintenance crew to pound the nails back into beam. No injuries were reported.

- Compiled by Daily Staff Reporter Avram S. Turkel.

01-22-99

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